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Transport Women – Dublin and Singapore

According to the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, “Women in Africa face substantial discrimination in the transport sector, both as transport users and as transport sector employees. This affects their wider access to work in every sector. At an early age, relevant skills acquisition is essential if women are to break through such barriers.”

Through one of our powerful Bespoke Immersive Learning experiences, we took X women leaders from the South African transport sector to show them the possibilities across geographies when they break through the glass ceiling.

The Story of Dublin

The capital’s iconic DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) system is a fast and frequent way of city travel. The DART hugs the Irish Sea coast for much of its journey, making for one of the most scenic suburban rail routes.
As an export-driven economy on the periphery of Europe, transport and logistics is a significant sector in Dublin. It is hugely important for the increasing number of global players that also base their European and EMEA headquarters in the city.
Exceptional connectivity with Europe, the UK and the US is one of many considerations which drive foreign investment in Dublin. Over the coming decade, as the economy continues to grow and the shift to online retail continues, logistics and storage is expected to be one of the fastest growing sectors in Dublin.
Luckily, heavy investment by the state means Dublin’s transport and logistics infrastructure should be well able for the challenge. Right now, Dublin Airport is planning a new runway. While the Dublin Port Company’s Masterplan for 2040 includes new and improved facilities.

References: https://dublin.ie/invest/key-sectors/logistics-and-storage/

Key Engagements

The Inside Story at the Dublin Airport Authority.
Regulating and promoting enhanced levels of safety and efficiency through innovation with the Irish Aviation Authority.
Insights into the Jaguar Landrover innovation and self-driving facility.
Shifting Ireland through possibilities, not profits, with the Future Mobility Campus Ireland.
Overview of transport infrastructure and gender diversity in Ireland with Luas.

The Story of Singapore

Singapore is a significant logistics hub ranked first in the world for logistics competence and timeliness of services and second in Asia on the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index. An essential pillar of the Singapore economy, the logistics sector contributed a value-add of S$6.8 billion in 2018 and generated more than 86,300 jobs.
Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Like other urban cities, Singapore faces the challenges of meeting the growing travel demands to support the economy and the needs of its citizens against the constraints of physical space. With more than 12.5 million journeys made daily.
By 2030, Singapore aims for at least 85 per cent of public transport commuters to complete their journey within 60 minutes during the morning peak hours, from the time they set out on their journey to their destination (i.e. “door-to-door” journey time), up from 63 per cent.
By 2030, Singapore’s rail network length will total 360km. This is longer than Tokyo’s rail network (304km) and slightly shorter than New York (373km).
More than 5,000 public buses are plying the roads in Singapore today, covering more than 3.2 million bus journeys daily.
Singapore’s first trial of self-driving buses came in 2015, and in 2021 the first fee-charging driverless buses were launched.

References: https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/industries/type/logistics/industry-profile
https://www.moe.gov.sg/sgis/sponsoring-organisations/industries/transport